Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Flat Foot Floogee on piano
Written by Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart & others
- F major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1938
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Flat Foot Floogee in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – G#dim – F – G#dim
How it goes
Flat Foot Floogee sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; G#dim is G#, B and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiG#dimbiii°FIG#dimbiii°- GmG · Bb · D
- G#dimG# · B · D
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Flat Foot Floogee
What chords are in Flat Foot Floogee?
The loop is Gm – G#dim – F – G#dim (ii – biiio – I – biiio) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Flat Foot Floogee in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Flat Foot Floogee?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Flat Foot Floogee easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.